First post

This is my first post on my new blog, I hope it is more successful then my CF blog.

I have been following this story for a while, as I consider it quite important. I read in the Daily Mail yesterday that the archbishop of Canterbury will be the architect of Prince Charles's coronation, which has destroyed his hopes of the first multi-faith crowning.

First do we need a multi-faith coronation? When a king or queen are crowned, they also become defender of the faith (Christianity).
'Defender of faith' only seems to cut the Church away from the Monarchy, many non-christians may be asking why that is so important.

If you look at tradition, the coronation has been a christian event, performed by the archbishop of Canterbury since 1066 which shows that monarch is will be a christian king or queen and is one of the reasons why we need to keep our monarchy.

"I am glad that the prince of Wales takes faith communities as seriously as he does, but the actual title, there is a historical, constitutional framework for it which you don't just change by flat" - archbishop of Canterbury

I don't see anything wrong with other members of other faith's in attendence, but as a christian, I would like to see the coronation of our next king performed as a christian one.

"There are huge obstacles to a multi-faith coronation service and the constitution would unravel if Prince Charles tried to do something different" - Colin Hart, Christian Institute think-tank.

I am a supporter of Pince Charles and I know he is only trying to do the right thing by having a coronation that reflects modern day Britain.
However I believe that church should never change simply to suit the society of the day and it is good to see that the C of E is sticking to the original values and traditions.